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ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

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LICENSE AND SITE ACCESS

Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated grants you a limited license to access and make personal use of this site and not to download (other than page caching) or modify it, or any portion of it, except with express written consent of Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated. This license does not include any resale or commercial use of this site or its contents; any collection and use of any product listings, descriptions, or prices; any derivative use of this site or its contents; any downloading or copying of account information for the benefit of another merchant; or any use of data mining, robots, or similar data gathering and extraction tools. This site or any portion of this site may not be reproduced, duplicated, copied, sold, resold, visited, or otherwise exploited for any commercial purpose without express written consent of Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated. You may not frame or utilize framing techniques to enclose any trademark, logo, or other proprietary information (including images, text, page layout, or form) of Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated and our affiliates without express written consent. You may not use any meta tags or any other “hidden text” utilizing Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated’s name or trademarks without the express written consent of Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated. Any unauthorized use terminates the permission or license granted by Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated. You are granted a limited, revocable, and nonexclusive right to create a hyperlink to the home page of Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated so long as the link does not portray Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated, its affiliates, or their products or services in a false, misleading, derogatory, or otherwise offensive matter. You may not use any Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated logo or other proprietary graphic or trademark as part of the link without express written permission.

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If you do post content or submit material, and unless we indicate otherwise, you grant Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated and its affiliates a nonexclusive, royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, and fully sublicensable right to use, reproduce, modify, adapt, publish, translate, create derivative works from, distribute, and display such content throughout the world in any media. You grant Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated and its affiliates and sublicensees the right to use the name that you submit in connection with such content, if they choose. You represent and warrant that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the content that you post; that the content is accurate; that use of the content you supply does not violate this policy and will not cause injury to any person or entity; and that you will indemnify Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated or its affiliates for all claims resulting from content you supply. Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated has the right but not the obligation to monitor and edit or remove any activity or content. Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated takes no responsibility and assumes no liability for any content posted by you or any third party.

COPYRIGHT COMPLAINTS

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DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY

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APPLICABLE LAW

By visiting Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated, you agree that the laws of the state of Connecticut, without regard to principles of conflict of laws, will govern these Conditions of Use and any dispute of any sort that might arise between you and Connecticut Chapter, Community Association Institute, Incorporated or its affiliates.

SITE POLICIES, MODIFICATION, AND SEVERABILITY

We reserve the right to make changes to our site, policies, and these Conditions of Use at any time. If any of these conditions shall be deemed invalid, void, or for any reason unenforceable, that condition shall be deemed severable and shall not affect the validity and enforceability of any remaining condition.

Friendly Answers to your Condo Questions

Mister Condo is here to give friendly advice and promote awareness of how to make the most of your condominium living experience. “Ask Mister Condo” is the friendly place to ask questions about all things condo. Mister Condo knows a lot of the answers but when he doesn’t, he isn’t afraid to ask a local expert for help in answering your questions. Mister Condo is not an attorney and offers no legal advice in this column. He is a very well-mannered condominium dweller with many years of practical experience living in several of Connecticut’s fine condominium communities. He asks that you be well-mannered as well so we can all enjoy the advice presented in this column. Please note that questions are answered on a "first come, first served" basis and that there may be a delay before your question and answer appear. Thank you for your patience.